Golf-bag.



1. E. SCHANK.

GOLF BAG.

APPLICATION FILED 1uLY6.i915.

Patent-0d June 12, 1917.

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` To all 'whom t ma concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN E. SCHANK, a citizen of the United States, anda resident `of Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in GolffBags, of'

fect, Abe'separatecl from the iron clubs, and their shafts protectedfrom damaging con tact with the adjacent heads of` the iron clubs in theordinari? usage of the bag.

My invention is nally concerned witha novel construction whereby the bagwill,

on a fairly level green, so that if the player has to carry the baghimself, `he can, with a little care, stand the bag upright while he ismaking his shot, thus obvia-ting the neces-"` sity of stooping to pickup the bag after each shfot. 1

To illustrate my invention, Iy annex. hereto a sheet of drawings, inwhich the same reference characters are used to designate identicalparts in all the figures, of which,-

Figure 1 is a perspective view containing my invention; Fig. 2 is alcentral vertical section through the bottom thereof on an enlarged scale;v

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Figty is a central verticalseetion through the reinforcing cap before itis put in place -on the bag; 4t Fig. 51s a top plan view illustratingthe partition feature; and

.F' 6'is a vertical section through the bot' tom of a bag.thus-.equipped'insection on the line 6--6 of Fig. 5.

The first feature of my invention is conappucauun mea my a, 1915. serialrre. as'ra.'

` istics.

with the clubs therein, readily stand erect of bag- Fig. 3 is a planview in section on the line on the topof the cap d, in the mannerclearly Specication of Letters Patent. l lP3Gt-iellledl Jllime12g-'1917'.

cerned with the bottom 'of the bag, and the upper part thereof, as shown`in Flgl, may be of any desired construction.- If vthe bod a is made ofcanvas, a customary materiali I preferably sew to the outer face thereofa strip of leather b of sufficient thickness to furnish a substantialprotection and-reinforcement. This is preferably supplemented by asecond reinforcingfstrip c of cardboard, 1 interposed between v the lcanvas and the 6@ leather, as clearlyshown in Fig.-2,all three stripspreferably extendingto the bottomiof the a l The novel element of myconstruction is the cap d, which is preferably made of somev lightmetal,such as aluminum, or some other material havingthe same generalcharacter- The cap is formed ofv the central disk-like portion e, whichis preferably strengthened by, forming therein theiannular corrugationsif, f and f2. Extending .downwardly fromthis body ortion is the annular-fiangev g, and at the ottoni is the` short horizontal .liange orportion zconnectextending-flange j, which, as shown,is pre erably abouthalf the width 'of the' flange g. When the parts are assembled, thematerial constituting the body of the bag and any reing the flange gwith the outer, upwardl 'le l inforcing strips that may be employed,such as illustrated, are all extended-downinto the annular channelformedbetween the flanges g and j, and the iiange j is rolled or crimped,

for otherwise turned in, as shown in- Fig. 2,

so `asfto grip ythe body-material between the` 85 two flanges. As itwould-be objectionable to.- have the ends of the shafts, or the heads,as

the case might be, ofthe clubs strike against the metalV of thebottom,place over the upper surface'of thebottom a heavy pad k, 90 whichmaybeof felt','.or some similar suitable `material or combination ofmaterials, and which is preferably cemented in place shown in Fig. 2.The'second feature of my inventiongis concernedwith apartition-construction by which the wooden clubs may beheld in the baseparate from the iron clubs, ,andin suir a manner as to' preven't theheads of 1 0@ the iron clubs from coming into contact with the shafts ofthe wooden clubs, to the detri- I ment of thelatter.

' With this end in view, I securevacross the .top of the bag, at rightangles to the handle Z, a separating or partition strap m, which is'preferably detachably secured to the inner walls of the top ring n bythe fasteners o, which maybe oit the customary button takes the form ofa sheet-metal bar shapedv as shown, and which, when employed inconnection with mynovel metallic bottom,

is secured on top of the felt padJc, prefer'- ably bythe rivets gpassing through the horizontal flanges 'r of the rib p. The top of therib is preferably inclined, substan- *tially at the angle shown, so thatthe ends f of the clubs' will readily slide of of the same, and on oneside or the other thereof. `In use, the wooden clubs willbe insertedabove the stra on the side adjacent to the handle Z, and t eir ends willrest above the partition p when the bag is carried by the shoulder strapor handle. The iron clubs are placed in the bag below the strap, and jwith this arrangement, it will be apparent that the heads of 'the ironclubs will hang down over the edge of the bag, and that the heads of thewooden clubs will likewise hang down, but at a greater distance `fromthe mouth of the bag, and 'the shafts are held away from the heads ofthe iron clubs by the strap m,so that no damage is done by reason ofunnecessary contact between them. The arrangement makes it possibletowithdraw the clubs from the bag more readily than where they are mixedindiscriminately, as is the case with bags where no partition isemployed.

A very great advantage of my novel construction resides in thecfact thatwith the bottom of the bag elevated above the Hange h, whichv alonestrikes the ground, and which will readily sink into the short grasswith whichthe greens are covered (while a flat-bottom bag would not),the bag will stand erect and unsupported 'if set'zdown carefully, thusenabling the golfen' if fhe has -to carry the bag himself, to play hisgame without thenecessity of stooping to pickup .his bagy after veveryshot, as is necessary with the ordinary bag. The use vof the partition'p and the .strap m also assists-insecuring this desired result, becausethey act to distribute the weight of the clubs more uniformly throughoutthe bag than would be the case if they were not employed, and as aconsequence -the 'bag will stand erect with the weight of the clubs thusdistributed,-whereas it would not if their weight was all concentratedon one side of the bag, as would be the case if the partition and strapywere not employed and the bag were carried by the handle Z prior tosetting it down.

' vIVhile I have shown and described my invention as embodied inthe formwhich I at present consider best adapted to carry out its purposes, itwill be understood that itl is capable of modifications, and that I donot desire to be limited in theinterpretation of the followinglclaimsexcept as may be necessitated by the state of the prior art.

What I claim as new, and desire to Secure by Letters Patent ofthe UnitedStates, 1s:

l1. In a golf-bag bottom, the combination with the body material, of ametallic bottom cap rhaving a deep annular channel into which thebodymaterial extends, said'channel having its upper edge contracted toclamp the body material and bottom cap together by pressing the bodymaterial directly. between thetwo walls vof the channel, and a cushionsecuredy on the top of the' metal inside of the'bag. 1

2. In a golf-bag bottom, thecombination with the tubular body material,of a sheetvmetal bottom cap composed of a disk hav- ,ing a downwardlyturned flange, and an upwardly turned flange connected thereto auA oflesser width pressed against the inclosed body materialto clamp itbetween the'two flanges, for the purpose described. 3. In a golf-,bagbottom, the combination with the body'material, of a sheet-metal.

bottom composed of a disk having annular corrugations therein and adownwardly turned anlge, and an upwardly turned flange connected theretoof lessen-width pressed against the inclosed` body material lto clamp itbetween the two flanges, for the purposey described.

4. In a golf-bag bottom, the combination with the canvas body materiala, of the outer reinforcing stripl b sewed thereto at its upper edge,the inner reinforcing lstrip c interposed between Athe canvas a and theleather 5, a sheet-metal bottom cap d havling the anges g and y' for'thepurpose described, and the-cushion c securedpon the top of the bottomcap.

5. As a new and useful article of manufacture, a 'reinforcing cap forgolf-bag bottoms, consisting of a metallic 'disk having al downwardlyextending annular flange,

and anupwardly extending annular ange of less width joined-thereto andadapted to, have its upper edgeturned inward,` Substantially as and forthe purpose described.

6. In la golf-bag, the combinationl with a body portion having a bottomwith a rigid flange extending downward therefrom meeee for aconsiderable distance so. as to form a support for the bag in itsupright position without the bottom proper .touching the ground, of astrap secured across the-'top v of the bag, and a rbsecured" in thebottom thereof, parallel to the strap, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set mV hand. 'and al'lxed my seal,thislst day of July, A. D'. 1915. *y

JOHN E. SCHANK. [1.. s.]

Witnesses:

N. L. Lo'rr2 JOHN HOWARD MCELR'OY.

